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Can we really trust everything we eat?

Written by Bunmi. Thursday, April 26th, 2012

Can we really trust everything we eat?  I recently had a dairy free dark chocolate that I’ve previously had as a treat.  Two hours later, I was still suffering and having breathing problems. My body was shaking and I could just about catch my breath.  I was in a full blown panic attack now.  This was a similar feeling to a reaction I had previously had to nuts.  So how can something that has previously made me feel ok, make me feel so bad?  The answer?… I re-read the packaging and there it was.  It now stated ‘May contain nuts’ why? Why on earth do you need to add or produce such a simple product in such an environment? If it’s to save money, or increase product range, it really isn’t worth losing present avid customers or God forbid a life!  Manufacturers if you are going to make such large changes, please please make this information more visible at least initially.  And to all of us, please don’t take things for granted and read ingredients at all times.  Like me, you never know when something may change.  I know full well that I won’t be taking this chance again!